1. scimapClient- This package sends anonymized package usage information to http://scisoft-net-map.isri.cmu.edu. You can help the creators of scientific software packages show the usage and impact of their software to employers, funding agencies, tenure committees, etc.

7. Rshare: the shared environment package- The Rshare package allows for a version of interprocess communication between separate R processes. This is facilitated through a shared environment hosted in one R session to which other R processes may subscribe.